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And I think one of the major things, when you look at the Medium Density area, that you might
<br />want to consider is look at like more performance standards. Because when you have mixture of
<br />uses, you know, there are certain things that maybe an existing neighborhood may not want so
<br />you try to find ways that you can best ameliorate or mollify that kind of concerns, whether its
<br />through additional setback, height limitations. As a case in point is that if the Commissioners
<br />will recall that as we went through the rezoning application for Janice Oshiro,just off of Kilauea
<br />Avenue, for example, you know, there were concerns related to, the neighbors concerns relative
<br />to not necessarily drainage but in that situation it was height, noise, so on and so forth. And so
<br />you try to structure conditions so as to mitigate or mollify any potential neighbors kind of
<br />concerns. And that I think is the whole concept of a mixture of land uses. Its a long way of
<br />saying -.
<br />You know,going back again to this particular proposal, if you look at this proposal its a request
<br />for some commercial uses along a relatively heavily traveled area but yet its kind of proximate
<br />toresidentialareas;andintermsofbasicinfrastructure,asthestaffpointedout,thebasic
<br />infrastructure is already there. If its not there, then it will be provided by the applicant, for
<br />example, the curb, gutter sidewalk section fronting the property, hooking up to the County sewer
<br />system, providing additional rights-of-way that may be needed to make the roadway much more
<br />safe. There is an additional landscaping requirement, setback. And I think, in my estimation
<br />anyway, if you look at the whole concept of mixed use, this is the kind of use that could
<br />appropriately be considered within this section of the area.
<br />GRAHAM:Good. Thank you. Do we have any questions or comments from the
<br />Commissioners? Commissioner Siracusa.
<br />SIRACUSA:Thank you. I have two questions for clarification. On page 2 of the
<br />background report, under description of project site, it says that the property was previously used
<br />as a dwelling site but it is presently cleared and leveled. Did this happen before or after the
<br />Hirayamas purchased the property?
<br />FUKE:After.
<br />SIRACUSA:Okay, thats one question. Number 2, under the traffic impact, the
<br />applicant does not anticipate vehicular movements to and from the site to be substantial, etc.,
<br />average no more than 10 movements every half hour during the course of the day. I also
<br />understand, however, that the number of bays is sort of open. Theyre going to sift things around
<br />depending on the needs of their prospective tenants. And, therefore if we dont know how many
<br />businesses there are going to be or what types of business, and different types of business
<br />generates different kinds of traffic, how can they anticipate the traffic volume? Is there a
<br />formula or something thats used here, or do up, average out, or -? Could you explain that to me,
<br />please.
<br />FUKE:Yeah, you pretty much average out and you look at the overall square
<br />footage of the project, which would be -. In this situation the proposed square footage is like
<br />7,200 square feet. And so whether you have bays like 900, or even smaller, or 1800 square feet,
<br />cumulatively what you are looking at is an impact of a 7200-square foot rentable area.
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